WEBVTT GYMNASIUM.IT WAS IN THE RIGHT PLACE ANDIT SAVED A LIFE.>> SHE IS AN EXAMPLE OF WHATTRUE HEROS ARE ABOUT.>> A POWERFUL STATEMENT BY AMAN HUMBLED BY THE GIFT OFLIFE FROM THE HANDS OF ASKILLED STRANGER.>> T WORDS ARE NOT COMINGOUT OF MY MOUTH AND HECOLLAPSED. HE WAS -->> HE WAS WATCHING HISDAUGHTER'S GYMNASTICSTOURNAMENT WHEN HE DROPPED TOTHE FLOOR.>> I THOUGHT I WAS GOING TODIE.>> HE WAS DANGEROUSLY CLOSE.HIS HEART STOPPED BEATING, BUTHELP CAME IN THE FORM OF11-YEAR-OLD RILEY OLANDER.HER MOTHER A UMASSNICU NURSEWHO AT THE SAME TIME HE NEEDEDHELP DEVELOPED A RANDOMCRAVING.>> I NEVER DRINK SODA, BUT IREALLY WANTED A SPRIGHT --SPRITE, BUT I SENT HER TO GETME A DRINK.SHE CAME BACK AND SAID THEYNEED A NURSE.>> THANKS TO RILEY'S QUICKTHINKING SHE RAN TO HIS SIDEWITH LITTLE TIME TO SPARE.>> I FLIPPED HIM OVER ANDSTARTED CPR.>> HE WAS RUSHED TO THEHOSPITAL AND HIS QUICKRECOVERY IS MIRACULOUS TO HISFAMILY AND THIS LIFE-SAVINGDUO.>> I FEEL RELIEVED HE ISOKAY.>> RILEY TELLS US HER SCHOOLSUBJECT IS CPR.>> I TOLD HIM WE WOULD BRINGHIM IN FOR SHOW AND TELL.Reporter: DOCTORS STILL DON'TKNOW WHAT CAUSED HIS MEDICALINCIDENT, BUT AS YOU SAW INTHAT PIECE, TODAY HE WAS IN

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Updated: 2:44 PM CDT Mar 21, 2017

WORCESTER, Mass. —

A Massachusetts man says, “She is an example of what true heroes are about."